TY - JOUR
T1 - An unusual circumstance of internal chemical burn injury - A case report
AU - Suresh Kumar Shetty, B.
AU - Shetty, Mahabalesh
AU - Raj Kumar, K.
AU - Shrinidhi,
AU - Ullal, Harshavardhan
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - Chemical burn injuries including nitric acid injuries are rarely seen in routine clinical practice. In this article, we describe a case of chemical burns due to ingestion of nitric acid in which the history was not of an accidental but of a suicidal nature. Spillage of nitric acid (vitriolage) is frequently reported especially in the third-world countries, but an ingestion injury like this is uncommon and rarely reported.
AB - Chemical burn injuries including nitric acid injuries are rarely seen in routine clinical practice. In this article, we describe a case of chemical burns due to ingestion of nitric acid in which the history was not of an accidental but of a suicidal nature. Spillage of nitric acid (vitriolage) is frequently reported especially in the third-world countries, but an ingestion injury like this is uncommon and rarely reported.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.01.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.01.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 18761313
AN - SCOPUS:50149085510
SN - 1752-928X
VL - 15
SP - 450
EP - 453
JO - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
JF - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
IS - 7
ER -
